HealthXL Global Gathering 2013: Can Digital Health Shape Africa’s Future?

A Grim Struggle

One word dominates many of our immediate notions of Africa: Disease. The statistics behind Sub-Saharan Africa’s health systems do not tell a lie. While Sub-Saharan Africa, one of the world’s poorest regions, accounts for 11% of the world’s population, it also totals 24% of the global disease burden and 44% of its communicable diseases. People from Sub-Saharan Africa have, on average, the worst health in the world. This is not unexpected, but what really underlines the region’s healthcare dysfunctions is that less than 1% of global health expenditure is spent in the continent; there are only 3 health workers per 1,000 persons.

Private Sector Progress

Public sector resources are severely underfunded and mismanaged, leading the private sector to provide approximately 50% of health services in the region. Increasingly, the vast majority of the region’s poor therefore rely on private healthcare. The private health sector is composed primarily of SMEs and NGOs, the NGOs credited with providing 25% - 35% of  the region’s healthcare spending, while private capital investments provide only 10% - 12%. This lack of investment can partly be attributed to the...

Where should you start your startup?

How expensive is it to build a company in Berlin, San Francisco & London? We wanted to know and did a little research. Find out how much a beer, rent and employee costs are in our comparative infographic.

Startupbootcamp Amsterdam's How to: Negotiate a Term Sheet.

Term sheet negotiations can sound very scary, especially if it’s your first time at the table. Many startups, when facing a negotiation, could end up falling in the following scenario:

You get a term sheet, and like some of what you see, for example, the price.

For possible reasons (pressure, excitement, lack of understanding, etc.) you sign the term sheet to get to the next stage.

You get the draft deal docs based on that term sheet.

You start reading through them and consult with your lawyer and see a lot of scary stuff.

Some of that stuff was actually in the original term sheet at a high level.

You start pushing back on these terms that you don't like.

That’s why Startupbootcamp Amsterdam in cooperation with its event partners YoungStartup.nl and Amsterdamse Innovatie Motor will held the first Startupbootcamp Amsterdam’s How to: Negotiate a Term Sheet on Thursday, June 13th from 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM.

This event gives you all the answers to questions such as: How a startup negotiates with potential investors and what a term sheet has to look like? What terms are actually being discussed and...

We build real companies with real revenue!

A minor detail in the new deal we offer participating teams at MobilityXL was picked up by Arctic Startup before the weekend and was quickly copied by The Next Web which led people to a lot of questions like "What is this about?", "Is it really true?" and "How can you do that?"?!

So as a general answer about the (sweet) deal and the background in short: The deal with Startupbootcamp MobilityXL is the standard one where we pay €15K for 8% Equity and engage the teams with top mentors in a tough 3-months acceleration program ending with Investor Demo Day.

BUT in addition to this all teams participating in the MobilityXL program in Copenhagen will be offered to stay for an additional 6-9 months, at the end of the normal Startupbootcamp program, with support from us and our strategic partner, Accelerace, who will offer a personal coach for the startups CEO, development seminars and a, significant, loan of up to $1 million. The loan is paid out over a maximum of two years in tranches fitting each team's individual planned burn-rate and agreed milestones. The loan will then have to be paid back over the following...

10 reasons to apply for Startupbootcamp Berlin

We have put together the coolest program yet for Startupbootcamp Berlin 2013. We've now boosted our unrivaled mentor network across Europe through our new SBC2go partnership, as well as treating startups to a new set of goodies from our partners. This way startups can concentrate on what really matters: accelerating.

1. Connect with and learn from 120+ top-tier mentors

2. Make one year of progress in 3 months

3. Accelerate with 9 other world class startups

4. Showcase your startup to 250+ investors at Demo Day...

Scaling a global accelerator

Beginning in 2010 with the first program in Copenhagen, the Startupbootcamp vision has been to create a global accelerator partnership.

Why? Because we believe a global reach goes hand-in-hand with creating world-class accelerators. It enables each Startupbootcamp program to share best practices, access a global pool of mentors and investors that can support our teams in many ways.

Each program includes many examples of how insights and capital from around contribute significantly to our company's success. One Berlin team recently benefited from a key pilot customer intro through mentors in the Amsterdam program. Just last week another was connected to a certain celebrity investors during their tour of Israel.

The Cornerstones of Success

With 7 world-class accelerators as cornerstones, we're setting our sights on consolidating the Startupbootcamp global organization. The goal is to add an incredible amount of support and value to each program.

How to do this? By providing all Startupbootcamp accelerators with tools to achieve greatness - on a global scale.

For us this "toolbox" starts with a vibrant community. We're creating forums and retreats to share learnings. We're expanding our network by training angels, hosting hackathons, and bringing...

Startupbootcamp Amsterdam - Investor Sneak Preview #1

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Last Tuesday (14th May) Startupbootcamp Amsterdam held its first Investor Sneak Preview of the ‘13 program.

Our startups pitched in front of 20-25 angel investors and investors from large companies such as Vodafone and ABN AMRO.

One of the biggest challenges for every startup is selling and getting investment. According to Co-Founder of Startupbootcamp Patrick de Zeeuw “Many startups lack the experience and network to connect to early angel investors & early stage VC's. I also see that very often they are not well prepared to present their startup to investors. their story is not clear, they do not know exactly what they need the funding for and what their funding strategy is. Lack of network and bad preparation result into big challenges.Moreover, I often see startups juggling between searching for investors and working on their product/solution. For this lack of time and experience we help the startups in overcoming challenges.”

Hence, Startupbootcamp Amsterdam organize the Investor Sneak Previews which has as the main goals the following:

 -Provide the investor with an opportunity to be the first to see Startupbootcamp Amsterdam teams: After Demo Day, the valuation of startups can increase substantially. Therefore, the...

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick Visits HealthXL: 'Connect and Collaborate'

On the Morning of Wednesday, 15th of May 2013, Global Health Accelerator HealthXL welcomed Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Senate President Therese Murray and IBM Watson Team for the Digital Health and Life Science Trade Summit at HealthXL Headquarters, Trinity Technology & Enterprise Campus, Dublin 2.

The objective of the gathering is to initiate ‘US & Irish prescription of collaborative innovation for global healthcare’, by connecting cutting edge innovators within thriving digital health hubs to explore new technologies and collaborative opportunities. 

The Governor and Senate President were joined by Pamela Goldberg, President and CEO of Massachusetts Technology Collaborative eHealth Institute, Dr. Susan Windham-Bannister from Massachusetts Life Sciences Center and Stephen Gold Vice President in Marketing & Sales Operations from IBM Watson, to connect, collaborate and discuss the ‘Art of the possible’ in Healthcare.  

On the back of the 2006 landmark health care reform law, Massachusetts leads health care reform in the US. The most recent 2012 phase targets nearly $200 billion in health care cost over the next 15 years, lowering costs to make quality and affordable care a reality for all residents. “In Massachusetts, we believe that health is a public good and that everyone should have access to affordable, quality care,” said Governor Patrick. “To deliver on...

Your questions answered

What stage of startup are you looking for?

We’re mostly looking for seed stage startups, but if you’re at a slightly earlier or more advanced stage, you could still be what we’re looking for. Our number one criteria is the quality of the team.

I have an early stage startup. Why should I apply to Startupbootcamp?

Startups which join Startupbootcamp get one year of experience, connections and exposure in three months. The 10 selected teams get: 15.000 euros in microfunding, 450.000 euros worth of goodies from our partners, 6 months of free co-working space, and over 120 fantastic mentors. The program concludes with a Demo Day, where teams get the chance to pitch to over 400 investors and VCs.

When does the program start?

Startupbootcamp Berlin runs for 3 months from 5th August to 29th October 2013. SBC in other cities runs at different times of the year, some with a specific focus. For a full list of programs, click here.

What differentiates Startupbootcamp Berlin from other accelerators?

We are the accelerator for global startups, and we only invest in great people that we believe will...

Startupbootcamp launches High Tech accelerator program in Eindhoven

Eindhoven, Netherlands, May 15th 2013 – Startupbootcamp announces the immediate opening of the Eindhoven Startupbootcamp High Tech XL (SBC HT) program as part of the successful international accelerator program. The Startupbootcamp High Tech program will be organized by Guus Frericks and Eric van den Eijnden (Dutch Expansion Capital-DEC) and Patrick Gabriëls (Ernst & Young). The program aims to attract and accelerate the best high tech startups from different parts of the world. Startupbootcamp High Tech has been set up in cooperation with Startupbootcamp Global founders Patrick de Zeeuw and Ruud Hendriks. High Tech Campus Eindhoven with its dynamic mix of over 100 startups, sme’s and multinational companies provides the perfect location to run the program.

The mentor driven program will be run by an enthusiastic and experienced team of high tech entrepreneurs. Together with Amazon Web Services, SBC HT will organize open pitch days in various cities across the globe, promoting the program and hunting for the best startups to participate in the Eindhoven program. In the next three years the team aims to screen more than 1.200 applications and launch and accelerate over 30 new startups, expecting 70% of the participating teams coming from abroad.

Guus...